LG Shows Off Optimus G with 13MP Camera, Quad-Core Processor

LG today announced the Optimus G, a new flagship Android smartphone that will debut first in Korea before reaching other markets around the world later this year. The Optimus G runs Android 4.0 Ice Cream Sandwich and includes a 4.7-inch, 1280 x 768 in-plane switching HD display with 330 pixels per inch and a 15:9 aspect ratio. LG said the new display was developed to be thinner than previous generation touch screen panels. The Optimus G is one of the first phones to ship with a quad-core 1.5GHz Qualcomm Snapdragon S4 Pro (APQ8064) processor, which is paired with an Adreno GPU and 2GB of RAM. Other features include a 13-megapixel main camera and a 1.3-megapixel user-facing camera, 2100mAh battery, Bluetooth 4.0, GPS, Wi-Fi, NFC, and support for LTE 4G networks. LG hasn't specified if the U.S. is on the list of markets that will receive the Optimus G later this year.